Dr. francesca bernardi

ph.d. // m.sc. // m.eng.

dean's post-doctoral scholar

department of mathematics, florida state university

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JOINT MATHEMATICS MEETING - BALTIMORE, MD

Together with Dr. Meghan DeWitt of St. Thomas Aquinas College, Dr. Semra Kilic-Bahi of Colby-Sawyer College, and Dr. Minah Oh of James Madison University, I am proud to be organizing the MAA Contributed Paper Session on Inclusive Excellence - Attracting, Involving, and Retaining Women and Underrepresented Groups in Mathematics [session description]. For more info, click here.

APS DIVISION OF FLUID DYNAMICS CONFERENCE

I am presenting at the 2018 APS Division of Fluid Dynamics conference in Atlanta, GA.

Research Presentation: My research talk titled Diffusion of Passive Tracers Advected by Laminar Shear Flow in Triangular Capillary Pipes is part of the General Fluid Dynamics session and is scheduled for Monday, November 19th at 5:23pm in room B316. [Program Listing, Abstract (L28.00007).]

Outreach Presentation: I will also be part of the Fluid Dynamics - Education, Outreach, and Diversity session with a talk titled Girls Talk Math - Engaging Girls through Math Media; this presentation is scheduled for Monday, November 19th at 6:15pm in room B206. [Program Listing, Abstract (L04.00011).]

invited talk at fsu biomathematics seminar

I’ve been invited to give a talk focused on my dissertation research at the Biomathematics Seminar at Florida State University. The talk will take place on Wednesday, October 10th at 3:35pm in room 200 of the Love Building on the Florida State University Campus. [View Abstract.]

poster competition winner at the Sixth Annual Postdoctoral Symposium - florida state university

I won the poster competition in the Physical Sciences division at the Sixth Annual Postdoctoral Symposium at Florida State University with a poster titled How Boundaries Shape Chemical Deliveries in Microfluidics. [View Abstract.]

Research

My research field is small scale fluid mechanics. My postdoc advisors are Dr. Nick Moore and Dr. Nick Cogan. I am an affiliate of the Geophysical Fluid Institute at Florida State University. My postdoctoral research focuses on water microfiltration in wastewater treatment facilities. I received my Ph.D. in 2018 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. My Ph.D. advisors are Dr. Roberto Camassa and Dr. Richard M. McLaughlin.

Teaching

As a Dean’s Postdoctoral Scholar at Florida State University some of my time is spent teaching undergraduate classes. During my first year, I was assigned two small sections of Calculus II with Analytic Geometry per semester. I am the winner of the 2017 J. Burton Linker Award for Undergraduate Teaching from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Outreach and service

I strongly believe in education as a path to equality. I am invested in creating educational and professional development opportunities for female identifying individuals and minority students in STEM. It is crucial to strengthen the recruitment and retention efforts towards such underrepresented populations, especially in Mathematics. I proudly volunteer for several causes, have launched new programs, and organized events of my own.